Hat-brim sizing and paring device.



No. 847,409. 7 PATBNTBD MAR. 19, 1907. HPHERSTEIN. HAT BRIM SIZING ANDPARING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 18, 1906.

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STATES UNTTE HENRY PATENT FFTQE.

HERSTEIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 19, 1907.

Application filed June 18,1906. Serial No- 322,129.

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it'known that I, HENRY HERSTEIN, a citizen of the United States,residing in the borough of Brooklyn, city of New York, county and Stateof New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Hat- BrimSizing and Paring Devices, of which the followin is a specification.

This inventionrelates to support for form ing hats into various shapes,and concerns itself especially with the construction of a support whichhas an adjustable groove or guide for sizing and paring the brim ofhats.

In manufacturing felt hats it is necessary before curling the brim ofthe hat to have the brim of the hat a proper size and shape in order togive the brim the required curl. Heretofore it has been the custom insizing and paring the brims of hats before curling to rely on the handand eye of the operator to do this accurately. It is necessary,therefore, to have expert operators who have had long experience andtraining in sizing and paring the brims of hats to perform thisoperation, which makes the cost of manufacture very expensive and theoperation is very laborious.

To overcome the many difficulties and de crease the amount of labor insizing and paring the brims of hats before curling and to do rapid andaccurate work is the object of this invention, and I overcome thesedifliculties by the construction of a support having a guide or groovein which a series of guidestrips are inserted for changing the guide orgroove to various sizes, as clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2 of thedrawing.

One of the objects of this invention is to provide simple and effectivemeans whereby the brims of hats can be sized and pared to the varioussizes required before curling with greater celerity and accuracy thancan be done by the present method, thereby saving time and cost oflabor.

Another object of my invention isto provide means for sizing and paringthe brims of hats after the brim has been formed and before curlingwhile the hat is in the mold, thereby saving time and labor and thenumber of operations in sizing and paring the brims of hats beforecurling.

While I will hereinafter show and describe a preferred embodiment of myinvention, I do not wish to confine myself to the exact constructionshown, as certain minor changes l may be made without departing from thetrue intent and scope of my invention.

In the various figures of the accompanying drawing similar referencecharacters are em ployed to denote similar parts.

1n the drawings forming part of this specification, Fig. 1 is a plan.Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view through line 2 2 of Fig. 1, showingthe guide-strips and in dotted lines the position of the paring-knife.

-The support constructed according to this invention comprises a body 1,having a chamber 2 for sizing and forming the cap or body of the hat.Mountedon the upper face 3 of the body 1 is a flange-platei, having anaperture 5 corresponding in size with the chamber 2 at the point 6. Theflange-plate 4 is secured to the body 1 by means of the screws 7 or anyother suitable means. The guide or groove 8, formed on the top face 9 cfthe flange-plate 4, is made to the required form and shape to which thebrims are to be pared. Mounted in the guide or groove 8 are guidestrips10, 11, 12, and 13, the upper faces of which are even with the upperface 9 of the flange-plate 4. The guide-strips 10, 11, 12, and 13 haveone side 14 thereof angled in order to form a guide or groove inconjunction with the side of one of the other guide-strips or the sideof the guide or groove 8 for sizing and paring the brim. The twoapertures 15 and leading into the guide or groove 8, are adapted toinsert a member for the-removal of the guide-strips 10, 11, 12, and 13when changing the sizes of the guides or grooves to the various sizesrequired. A section of the brim 17 being sized and pared is shown indotted lines in Fig. 2. The position of a section of the paring-knife 18is shown in dotted lines, the point of the knife being inserted in theguide or groove 19, formed by the angled side 14 of the guide-strip 13and the side of the guide-strip 12.

While I have described the adjustable means for sizing and paring thebrims of hats formed on a flange-plate which is secured to the body ofthe support, the same means can be formed and constructed on the body ofthe support.

In operation the sizing and paring the crime of hats before curling isas follows: The guide or groove having been adjusted to the requiredsize by inverting the guidestrip so that the angled side will be upwardand 16,situated onthe sides of the body 1 and the brim having beenformed on the face 9 of the flange-plate 4c, the operator inserts thepoint of the paring-knife through the brim of the hat into the guide orgroove 19 and draws the knife around the guide or groove 19, therebysevering all that part of the brim extending beyond the guide or groove19.

It is obvious that a support constructed. with a guide or groove havingadjustable strips inserted therein is useful, economical, and alabor-saving device by Which the brims of hats can be uniformly andaccurately sized and pared.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. In a support for sizingand paring the brims of hats, the combination of a body, a fiangeplatemounted thereon, a guide or groove formed on said flange-plate, andadjustable means mounted in said guide or groove for guiding aparinghnite While paring the brims of hats.

2. In a support for sizingand paring the brims of hats, the combinationor a body, a flange-plate secured to said body, a guide or groove formedon saidiiange-plate, guidestrips mounted in said guide or groove adaptedto guide a paring-knife While paring and sizing the brims of hats.

3. In a support for sizing and paring the brims of hats, the combinationof a body, a flange-plate mounted on said body, a guide or groove formedon the upper face of said flange-plate, and adjustable guide-stripsmounted in said guide or groove adapted to be adjusted to variousdiameters from the center of the block or mold.

4. In a support for sizing and paring the brims of hats, the combinationof a body, a flange-plate mounted on said body, a guide or groove formedon said flange-plate, and adjustable means mounted in said guide orgroove adapted to guide a paring-knife While paring the brims of hats.

In a support for sizing and paring the brims oi hats, the combination ofa body, a groove or guide formed around the upper face of said body,guide-strips mounted in said groove adapted to guide a paringdrni'feWhile paring the brims 0t hats.

6. In a supporttor paring and sizing the brims of hats, the combinationof a body part, a guide or groove formed on said body part, and meansfor forming a series of guides or grooves mounted in said guide orgroove.

7. In a support for sizing and paring the brims of hats, the combinationof a body part, a flange-plate mounted on said body part, a guide orgroove formed on the upper face of said flange-plate, adjustatleguidestrips having one side angled mounted in said groove, saidguide-strips being adapted to form a series of grooves in said guide orgroove,

8. In a support for sizing and paring the brims of hats, the combinationof a body part, a guide or groove formed on the upper face of said bodypart, a plurality of guidestrips having one side angled mounted in saidguide or groove, adapted to guide a paring-knife While sizing and parngthe brims of hats.

HENRY 'HERSIEIN.

\Vitnesses:

HELEN ZURicu, LEO E. Osrno.

